African heads of state and government passed a resolution on the establishment of a single air transport market in Africa by 2017 at the 24th Ordinary Session of the African Union held in Addis Ababa from January 30 to 31 at the headquarters of the union.
In 1999 African ministers responsible for civil aviation gathered in the Ivorian city of Yamoussoukro and adopted the Yamousoukro Declaration (YD) that calls for the liberalization of African skies for African airlines. The declaration is aimed at establishing a single African air transport market by avoiding market restrictions imposed by bilateral air service agreements. The decision was adopted by African heads of states in 2000 with a two-year grace period. However, to-date African states have not been able to fully implement the declaration.
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